NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs NVIDIA N1 16SM Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data contains no direct head-to-head benchmark comparisons between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile and the NVIDIA N1 16SM. The head-to-head benchmark array is empty, and neither item records any wins in shared tests. This absence of overlapping measurements means the two products cannot be ranked against each other using identical test conditions.

The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile does have a substantial benchmark profile in the database. Its average benchmark score is 19049, placing it at the 63rd percentile among all GPUs. The N1 16SM shows an average benchmark score of 0 with no recorded benchmark entries, and its percentile rank is 50. The database records the RTX 4050 Mobile across nine tests: Geekbench OpenCL at 74748, Geekbench Vulkan at 75235, Passmark DirectX 10 at 79, Passmark DirectX 11 at 130, Passmark DirectX 12 at 61, Passmark DirectX 9 at 184, Passmark G2D at 633, Passmark G3D at 14423, and Passmark GPU Compute at 5947.

For the RTX 4050 Mobile, the nearest rivals in the database provide context for its average score. The AMD Radeon RX 6600 scores 19036, a delta of 0.1 percent. The NVIDIA Quadro K6000 scores 19030, also a delta of 0.1 percent. The NVIDIA Tesla K20m scores 19089, a negative delta of 0.2 percent. The NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation scores 18954, a delta of 0.5 percent. These figures show the RTX 4050 Mobile sits within a tight cluster of comparable average scores, with the largest recorded difference being 0.5 percent against the RTX 2000 Ada Generation.

The N1 16SM has no nearest rivals listed in the database, and its average benchmark score of 0 means no percentile comparison can be derived from recorded measurements.

Where Each One Wins

Without shared benchmark tests, the win analysis defaults to zero wins for each item. The database records winsA as 0 and winsB as 0. This is a direct consequence of the empty head-to-head array. No use-case split can be constructed from identical workloads because no identical workloads were measured.

The RTX 4050 Mobile's benchmark results indicate its strengths in specific API tests. The Geekbench Vulkan score of 75235 is marginally higher than the OpenCL score of 74748, showing near-balanced performance across those two compute interfaces. In Passmark tests, DirectX 9 yields the highest score at 184, followed by DirectX 11 at 130, DirectX 10 at 79, and DirectX 12 at 61. This ordering suggests the architecture delivers its strongest relative results in legacy DirectX 9 workloads, while DirectX 12 shows the lowest score among the four DirectX tests.

The Passmark G3D score of 14423 dominates the Passmark G2D score of 633, confirming a clear separation between 3D rendering capability and 2D desktop performance. The Passmark GPU Compute score of 5947 sits between the G2D and G3D values.

The N1 16SM provides no benchmark data to evaluate. Its average score of 0 and empty benchmark array mean the database cannot assign any wins to this product. The percentile rank of 50 is present, but without scores, this rank has no supporting measurements.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different NVIDIA architectures. The RTX 4050 Mobile uses the AD107 chip based on Ada Lovelace architecture, part of the GeForce 40 Mobile generation. The N1 16SM uses the GB20B chip based on Blackwell 2.0 architecture, part of the Blackwell IGP (N1x) generation.

Both are manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The RTX 4050 Mobile has a die size of 159 mm² with 18,900 million transistors, giving a transistor density of 118.9 million per mm². The N1 16SM has a die size of 382 mm², which is more than double the RTX 4050 Mobile's area, but its transistor count is listed as unknown, so density cannot be calculated.

The RTX 4050 Mobile uses 2560 shading units, 80 texture mapping units, 48 raster operation units, 20 ray tracing cores, and 80 tensor cores. The N1 16SM uses 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, 24 raster operation units, 16 ray tracing cores, and 64 tensor cores. The N1 16SM has fewer shading units, fewer ROPs, fewer RT cores, and fewer tensor cores, but it has 48 more texture mapping units than the RTX 4050 Mobile.

The RTX 4050 Mobile supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The N1 16SM lists DirectX as N/A, OpenGL as N/A, and Vulkan as N/A, indicating no API support is recorded for this product.

The N1 16SM uses a PCIe 5.0 x16 bus interface, while the RTX 4050 Mobile uses PCIe 4.0 x8. The N1 16SM's bus offers twice the lane count and a newer generation.

Specification Differences

The memory configurations differ substantially. The RTX 4050 Mobile has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 96-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 192.0 GB/s. The N1 16SM has 128 GB of LPDDR5X memory on a 256-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 273.2 GB/s. The N1 16SM provides more than twenty times the memory capacity, a wider bus, and higher bandwidth.

Clock speeds show a mixed picture. The RTX 4050 Mobile has a base clock of 1455 MHz and a boost clock of 1755 MHz. The N1 16SM has a base clock of 741 MHz and a boost clock of 2346 MHz. The N1 16SM's boost clock is significantly higher, while its base clock is much lower.

Memory clocks also differ. The RTX 4050 Mobile runs at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective speed. The N1 16SM runs at 1067 MHz with 8.5 Gbps effective speed.

Pixel and texture rates reflect the different configurations. The RTX 4050 Mobile achieves 84.24 GPixel/s and 140.4 GTexel/s. The N1 16SM achieves 56.30 GPixel/s and 300.3 GTexel/s. The N1 16SM has a higher texture rate but a lower pixel rate.

Compute throughput favors the N1 16SM. The RTX 4050 Mobile delivers 8.986 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16, at a 1:1 ratio. The N1 16SM delivers 9.609 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16, also at a 1:1 ratio. The N1 16SM is ahead by approximately 0.7 TFLOPS in each precision.

Power specifications differ. The RTX 4050 Mobile has a TDP of 50 W. The N1 16SM has a TDP listed as unknown. Both use IGP slot width and have no power connectors.

The release dates are far apart. The RTX 4050 Mobile was released on 2023-01-02, and the N1 16SM on 2026-05-31. The RTX 4050 Mobile has a predecessor in GeForce 30 Mobile and a successor in GeForce 50 Mobile. The N1 16SM has neither predecessor nor successor listed.

Display outputs differ. The RTX 4050 Mobile is listed as Portable Device Dependent, while the N1 16SM has 1x HDMI.

Production status for both is Active.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile has an average benchmark score of 19049. The NVIDIA N1 16SM has an average benchmark score of 0, with no benchmark entries recorded.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference?

A: The RTX 4050 Mobile has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory. The N1 16SM has 128 GB of LPDDR5X memory, which is more than twenty times the capacity.

Q: How do the FP32 compute performances compare?

A: The RTX 4050 Mobile delivers 8.986 TFLOPS FP32. The N1 16SM delivers 9.609 TFLOPS FP32, which is approximately 0.7 TFLOPS higher.

Q: Which GPU has more shading units?

A: The RTX 4050 Mobile has 2560 shading units. The N1 16SM has 2048 shading units, which is 512 fewer.

Q: What are the bus interface differences?

A: The RTX 4050 Mobile uses PCIe 4.0 x8. The N1 16SM uses PCIe 5.0 x16, which offers twice the lane count and a newer generation.

Q: Are there benchmark results for the N1 16SM?

A: No. The database records an empty benchmark array for the N1 16SM, with an average score of 0 and no nearest rivals listed.